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Man & His Imagination ed. Sarah Solotaroff, Hannah Beate Haupt, Lilla Heston & Joy Littell--- see under Hannah Beate Haupt.

The Search for Self ed. Sarah Solotaroff, Hannah Beate Haupt, Lilla Heston & Joy Littell--- see under Hannah Beate Haupt.

The Best American Short Stories 1978 ed. Ted Solotaroff & Shannon Ravenel (Houghton Mifflin, 1978, tp, an)

xiii · Introduction · Ted Solotaroff · in

1 · Skaters on Wood · Leslie Epstein · nv Esquire September 1977

26 · Translation · Joyce Carol Oates · ss TriQuarterly #40, Fall 1977

46 · A Good Loser · Elizabeth Cullinan · ss The New Yorker August 15 1977

65 · Verona: A Young Woman Speaks · Harold Brodkey · ss Esquire July 1977

72 · The Schreuderspitze · Mark Helprin · nv The New Yorker January 10 1977

98 · In the Miro District · Peter Taylor · nv The New Yorker February 7 1977

136 · The Blacktop Champion of Ickey Honey · Robert T. Sorrells · nv American Review #26, November 1977

163 · Main Street Morning · Natalie L. M. Petesch · ss New Letters 1977

177 · Murphy Jones: Pearblossom, California · Max Schott · ss Ascent 1977

192 · Psychopolis · Ian McEwan · nv American Review #26, November 1977

212 · By the Yellow Lake · Peter Marsh · ss The New Yorker August 8 1977

223 · The Conventional Wisdom · Stanley Elkin · nv American Review #26, November 1977

248 · Redemption · John Gardner · ss The Atlantic Monthly 1977

262 · Rough Strife · Lynne Sharon Schwartz · ss The Ontario Review Fall 1977/Winter 1978

282 · The Windmill Man · Tim McCarthy · ss The Colorado Quarterly 1977

292 · Telling the Bees · L. Hluchan Sintetos · ss Prairie Schooner 1977

303 · Bromeliads · Joy Williams · ss The Cornell Review 1977

310 · Two Scenes · Jane Bowles · ss Antæus 1977

316 · Decades · Gilbert Sorrentino · ss Esquire August 1977

329 · In Miami, Last Winter · James Kaplan · nv Esquire December 1977

354 · The Return of Service · Jonathan Baumbach · ss American Review #26, November 1977

363 · Staus · Mary Ann Malinchak Rishel · ss The Hudson Review Summer 1977

Innovative Fiction ed. John Somer & Jerome Klinkowitz--- see under Jerome Klinkowitz.

Dragon’s Fin Soup by S. P. Somtow (Alexander Publishing/EMR, November 1998, 1-893475-00-X, $15.95, 223pp, tp, co, cover by Lydia Marano)
Collection of eight “modern Siamese tales”, one apparently original (there is no acknoledgements page), with an introduction by the author discussing his, and the stories’, cultural background.

13 · In the House of the Spirits · S. P. Somtow · in

17 · Dragon’s Fin Soup · S. P. Somtow · nv The Ultimate Dragon ed. Byron Preiss, John Betancourt & Keith R. A. DeCandido, Dell, 1995

51 · Lottery Night · S. P. Somtow · nv The Roots of Fantasy ed. Shelley Dutton Berry, World Fantasy Convention 1989, 1989

81 · The Steel American · S. P. Somtow · nv Grails: Quests, Visitations and Other Occurrences ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg & Edward E. Kramer, Unnameable Press, 1992

101 · Chui Chai · S. P. Somtow · ss The Ultimate Frankenstein ed. Byron Preiss, David Keller, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt, Dell, 1991

119 · Anna and the Ripper of Siam · S. P. Somtow · nv Ripper! ed. Gardner R. Dozois & Susan Casper, Tor, 1988

149 · Diamonds Aren’t Forever · S. P. Somtow · nv David Copperfield’s Tales of the Impossible ed. David Copperfield, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995

177 · Fiddling for Waterbuffaloes · S. P. Somtow · nv Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact April 1986, as by Somtow Sucharitkul

207 · The Last Time I Died in Venice · S. P. Somtow · ss (r)

225 · S.P. Somtow—A brief biography · [uncredited] · bg

Opus 50 by S. P. Somtow (Diplodocus Press, April 2008, 978-0-9800149-2-1, 395 baht, 395pp, tp, co)
Collection of seven stories, eight non-fiction pieces (including a speech, a sermon, a diary entry, and a humorous piece on opera), and three poems. This is Somtow’s 50th published book, released in Bangkok, Thailand.

10 · Who Am I? · S. P. Somtow · in

24 · Chui Chai · S. P. Somtow · ss The Ultimate Frankenstein ed. Byron Preiss, David Keller, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt, Dell, 1991

45 · One Flew Over Kukrit’s Nest: Meditations on Plagiarism vs Borrowing · S. P. Somtow · ar The Caravan

59 · Fiddling for Waterbuffaloes · S. P. Somtow · nv Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact April 1986, as by Somtow Sucharitkul

96 · Somtow’s Guide to Elmer Fudd’s Guide to Opera · S. P. Somtow · hu (r)

104 · Top Ten Gruesome Operatic Deaths · S. P. Somtow · ms (r)
in ToC as “The Operatic Horror List.”

108 · Temple of Horror · S. P. Somtow · cl Iniquities
in column “A Certain Slant of ’I’.”

120 · Lottery Night · S. P. Somtow · nv The Roots of Fantasy ed. Shelley Dutton Berry, World Fantasy Convention 1989, 1989

155 · The Pavilion of Frozen Women · S. P. Somtow · nv Cold Shocks ed. Tim Sullivan, Avon, 1991

207 · Hunting the Lion · S. P. Somtow · nv Weird Tales Spring 1992

257 · The Bird Catcher · S. P. Somtow · na The Museum of Horrors ed. Dennis Etchison, Leisure, 2001

297 · Poetry Break

297 · Jeffrey Dahmer · S. P. Somtow · pm Once Upon a Midnight ed. Thomas E. Fuller, Michael N. Langford & Jame A. Riley, Unnameable Press, 1995

298 · To a Cigar · S. P. Somtow · pm (r)

299 · Blacksburg · S. P. Somtow · pm (r)

301 · Theology for Secular Humanists · S. P. Somtow · cl Iniquities
in column “A Certain Slant of ’I’.”

311 · A Different Eden · S. P. Somtow · na
originally published in German in Der Untergang von Eden, Festa Verlag, 2005.

358 · Nirvana Express: Day Zero: Inner Voices · S. P. Somtow · es (r)

369 · Compassion: Two Perspectives, a sermon by Phra Yanavomso · S. P. Somtow · es August 19 2001

384 · For Completists—The First Fifty Books · S. P. Somtow · bi

393 · S.P. Somtow Biography · Various · bg

Tagging the Moon: Fairy Tales from L.A. by S. P. Somtow (Night Shade Books, May 2000, 1-892389-06-1, $25.00, 277pp, hc, co, cover by John Picacio)
Collection of ten stories, one original, with a gallery of ten photos by the author. Illustrated by GAK. A limited hardcover edition of 100 (-05-3, $55.00) was announced but not seen.

9 · Gingerbread · S. P. Somtow · nv The Ultimate Witch ed. Byron Preiss & John Betancourt, Dell, 1993

41 · The Ugliest Duckling · S. P. Somtow · ss Urban Nightmares ed. Josepha Sherman & Keith R. A. DeCandido, Baen, 1997

57 · A Thief in the Night · S. P. Somtow · ss Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995

75 · The Hero’s Celluloid Journey · S. P. Somtow · ss Weird Tales Fall 1998

111 · Dr. Rumpole · S. P. Somtow · ss Realms of Fantasy August 1998

127 · The Sleeping Ice Princess · S. P. Somtow · ss

145 · Though I Walk Through the Valley · S. P. Somtow · nv The Ultimate Zombie ed. Byron Preiss & John Betancourt, Dell, 1993

171 · Mr. Death’s Blue-Eyed Boy · S. P. Somtow · nv Phobias ed. Wendy Webb, Richard Gilliam, Edward Kramer & Martin H. Greenberg, Pocket, 1994

197 · A Hummingbird Among Angels [World of Darkness] · S. P. Somtow · na The Beast Within ed. Stewart Wieck, White Wolf, 1994, as “The Voice of the Hummingbird”; revised.

235 · Tagging the Moon · S. P. Somtow · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction mid December 1993

257 · The Other City of Angels · S. P. Somtow · pi

The Ultimate Mallworld by S. P. Somtow (Meisha Merlin, April 2000, 1-892065-07-X, $15.00, 333pp, tp, co, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Mallworld]
Collection of the humorous SF collection/fix-up novel Mall World (Starblaze 1981 as by Somtow Sucharitkul) plus two new stories, with a framing prologue and epilogue. Illustrated by Karl Kofoed.

9 · Prologue · S. P. Somtow · lk

15 · A Day in Mallworld [Mallworld] · S. P. Somtow · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine October 1979, as by Somtow Sucharitkul

43 · Sing a Song of Mallworld [Mallworld] · S. P. Somtow · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 1980, as by Somtow Sucharitkul

79 · The Vampire of Mallworld [Mallworld] · S. P. Somtow · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic May 1981, as by Somtow Sucharitkul

115 · Rabid in Mallworld [Mallworld] · S. P. Somtow · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine June 1980, as by Somtow Sucharitkul

147 · Mallworld Graffiti [Mallworld] · S. P. Somtow · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine August 31 1981, as by Somtow Sucharitkul

193 · The Dark Side of Mallworld [Mallworld] · S. P. Somtow · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine October 26 1981, as by Somtow Sucharitkul

235 · The Jaws of Mallworld [Mallworld] · S. P. Somtow · nv Mallworld by Somtow Sucharitkul, Starblaze, 1981, as by Somtow Sucharitkul

269 · A Mall and the Gneiss Visitors [Mallworld] · S. P. Somtow · nv (r)

297 · Bug-eyed in Mallworld [Mallworld] · S. P. Somtow · nv The Ultimate Alien ed. Byron Preiss, John Betancourt & Keith R. A. DeCandido, Dell, 1995, as “The Mallworld Falcon”

331 · Epilogue · S. P. Somtow · lk

335 · Author’s Bio · [uncredited] · bg

337 · Interior Illustrator’s Bio · [uncredited] · bg

The Laughing West ed. C. L. Sonnichsen (Swallow Press, 1988, tp, an)
A collection of humorous western stories.
Details supplied by Kent Johnson.

· Ancestral Eagles · Frank G. Applegate · ss from Indian Stories-from the Pueblos (r)

· The Marriage of Moon Wind · Bill Gulick · ss The Saturday Evening Post December 31 1955

· Louis Champlain’s Party · Dan Cushman · ss from Stay Away Joe (r)

· A Night in Town · Ross Santee · ss Leslie’s Weekly February 25 1922

· Old Fooler in Action · Max Evans · ss from The Rounders (r)

· Partners · Glendon Swarthout · ss from The Cadillac Cowboys (r)

· Little Piñon Fires · Dorothy Pillsbury · ss from No High Adobe (r)

· Life at Sagrado · Richard Bradford · ss from Red Sky at Morning (r)

· Joe Mondragón Defies the Establishment · John Nichols · ss from The Milagro Beanfield War (r)

· The Real Wild Bill Hickok · Thomas Berger · ss from Little Big Man (r)

· The History of Sheriff C.L. Hoke Birdsill · David Markson · ss from The Ballad of Dingus Magee (r)

· Tom Horn Meets Al Sieber · Will Henry · ss from Pilgrim in the West (r)

· Jaimie Meets Jim Bridger · Robert Lewis Taylor · ss from The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (r)

· Ike Bender’s Indian Scare · David Wagoner · ss from The Road to Many a Wonder (r)

· Flashy and Sonsee-Array · George MacDonald Fraser · ss from Flashman and the Redskins (r)

· Reel 11 · Don Imus · ss from God’s Other Son (r)

· Spotlight on Cullie Blanton · Larry L. King · ss from The One-Eyed Man (r)

· Seldom-Seen Smith · Edward Abbey · ss from The Monkey Wrench Gang (r)

· The Founding of Caliche · H. Allen Smith · ss from The Return of the Virginian (r)

· Janet and Her Songs · Dan Jenkins · ss from Baja Oklahoma (r)

· Freight Train · William Brinkley · ss from Peeper (r)

The Ghost Story Treasury ed. Linda Sonntag (Kingfisher, 1987, 93pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 15 ghost stories. Also in US from Putnam (0-399-21477-1) from which details taken.

8 · In a Dark, Dark Box · Jane Hollowood · ss Spooky ed. Pamela Lonsdale, Methuen, 1983

24 · The House That Lacked a Bogle · Sorche Nic Leodhas · ss Gaelic Ghosts by Sorche Nic Leodhas, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1964

35 · Ghost and the Skeleton · [uncredited] · pm (r)

36 · The Guitarist · Grace Hallworth · vi 1984

39 · The Ghost Train · Sydney J. Bounds · ss The Fourth Armada Ghost Book ed. Mary Danby, Armada, 1972

45 · The Man Who Wasn’t There · [uncredited] · pm (r)

46 · A Story About Death · Judith Gorog · ss A Taste for Quiet by Judith Gorog, Philomel, 1982

53 · In the Cathedral Gardens · Kit Wright · pm Hot Dog and Other Poems by Kit Wright, Kestrel, 1981

54 · They Wait · Jan Mark · ss They Wait, and Other Spine Chillers ed. Lance Salway, Pepper Press, 1983

67 · Mr. Nobody · [uncredited] · pm (r)

68 · The Wind on Haunted Hill · Ruskin Bond · ss (r)

80 · The Haunting · Margaret Mahy · ex J.M. Dent, 1982

87 · The Visitor · Ian Serraillier · pm A Second Poetry Book ed. John Foster, Oxford Univ. Press, 1980

89 · The Peculiar Such Thing · Virginia Hamilton · ss The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales by Virginia Hamilton, Knopf, 1985

93 · Scottish Prayer · [uncredited] · pm (r)

Magic and Mischief by Emily Martha Sorensen (CreateSpace, July 27, 2018, tp, oc)
Details taken from online listing.

· Valentine’s Oops · Emily Martha Sorensen · ss

· To Catch a Leprechaun · Emily Martha Sorensen · ss

· The Goose That Laid Golden Easter Eggs · Emily Martha Sorensen · ss

· Little House in the Crater · Emily Martha Sorensen · ss

· Mirror Image · Emily Martha Sorensen · ss Spellbound Spring 2013

· The Reason Why My Paper Is Late · Emily Martha Sorensen · ss

· Glass Beads · Emily Martha Sorensen · ss

· The Silent Princess · Emily Martha Sorensen · ss

· The Body-Borrower · Emily Martha Sorensen · ss

· Unexpected Lastborn · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· Computer Gremlins · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· The Dark Lord’s Genie · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· The Day of Shoulder Angels · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· Miss Galaxy · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· Way Too Familiar · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· Standardized Testing · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· Dragon Bait · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· Easy Target · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· The Librarian Is In · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· Old-Fashioned · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· Proof · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· Ogre · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· Zombies · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· Identical Twits · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· The Hunt · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· Imaginary Fiend · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· Karmic Balance · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· The Open Source Time-Travel App · Emily Martha Sorensen · vi

· The Toddler’s Lament · Emily Martha Sorensen · pm

· Knock Three Times · Emily Martha Sorensen · pm

· Pixie Eggs · Emily Martha Sorensen · pm

· One Midsummer’s Night · Emily Martha Sorensen · pm Spellbound Summer 2013

· The Kraken · Emily Martha Sorensen · pm Spellbound Summer 2014

Strange Stories by Villy Sørensen; translated by Maureen Neiiendam (Secker & Warburg, 1956, 12/6d, 204pp, hc, co)
Translated from Soere historier, Copenhagen: Gyldendal 1953.

· Introduction · Angus Wilson · in

· The Tigers · Villy Sørensen; translated by Maureen Neiiendam · ss
translated from the Danish.

· The Concert · Villy Sørensen; translated by Maureen Neiiendam · ss
translated from the Danish.

· Child’s Play · Villy Sørensen; translated by Maureen Neiiendam · ss
translated from the Danish.

· The Two Twins · Villy Sørensen; translated by Maureen Neiiendam · ss
translated from the Danish.

· The Strange Tree · Villy Sørensen; translated by Maureen Neiiendam · ss
translated from the Danish.

· Two Legends

· Silvanus of Nazareth · Villy Sørensen; translated by Maureen Neiiendam · ss
translated from the Danish.

· Theodora and Theodorus · Villy Sørensen; translated by Maureen Neiiendam · ss
translated from the Danish.

· The Murder Case · Villy Sørensen; translated by Maureen Neiiendam · ss
translated from the Danish.

The Armchair Science Reader ed. Sophie Sorkin & Isabel S. Gordon--- see under Isabel S. Gordon.

Rosemary’s Brain and Other Tales of Weird Wonder by Martha Soukup (Wildside Press, September 1992, 1-880448-07-6, $2.29, 63pp, tp, co)
Collection of three stories in a smaller, thin papgerback (13½ by 10½ cm) size with an introduction by John Gregory Betancourt. A 200-copy hardcover edition (-08-44, $13.99) and a 26-copy leatherbound edition (-09-2, $22.50) were announced but not seen.

7 · Introduction · John Gregory Betancourt · in

9 · Rosemary’s Brain · Martha Soukup · ss Alternate Kennedys ed. Mike Resnick, Tor, 1992

17 · Things Not Seen · Martha Soukup · nv Analog Science Fiction & Fact September 1992

47 · Plowshare · Martha Soukup · ss Alternate Presidents ed. Mike Resnick, Tor, 1992

Desert Raiders by Lucien Soulban (Black Library, December 3, 2007, 978-1-84416-492-9, £6.99, 249pp, pb, n., cover by Klaus Scherwinski) [Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard]
Future-war novel set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Book 4 in the Imperial Guard series after Fifteen Hours, Death World, Rebel Winter. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $7.99.

Fleshworks by Lucien Soulban (Black Library, March 2006, 1-84416-329-6, £6.99, 249pp, pb, n., cover by Clint Langley) [Necromunda]
Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $7.99.

Who Walks in Fear by Stephen Southwold--- see under Neil Bell.

The Haunted Homestead and Other Novelettes by Mrs. Southworth (T.B. Peterson, 1876, 23+292pp, hc, co)

· Biographical Sketch · T. H. Y. · bg

· The Haunted Homestead · Mrs. Southworth · na (r)

· The Presentiment · Mrs. Southworth · na (r)

· The Spectre Revels · Mrs. Southworth · na (r)

· The Widow’s Son · Mrs. Southworth · na (r)

Istanbul Noir ed. Amy Spangler & Mustafa Ziyalan--- see under Mustafa Ziyalan.

Dancing with Dragons by Bud Sparhawk (Wildside Press, April 2001, 1-58715-431-5, $15.95, 253pp, tp, co, cover by Ramona Louise Wheeler)
Collection of five stories set on various planets and satellites around the solar system.

7 · Europa: The Ice Dragon’s Song · Bud Sparhawk · na Analog Science Fiction and Fact July/August 1998

63 · Jupiter: Pumpkin · Bud Sparhawk · nv Dancing with Dragons by Bud Sparhawk, Wildside Press, 2001

104 · Jupiter: Primrose and Thorn [Primrose] · Bud Sparhawk · na Analog Science Fiction and Fact May 1996

178 · Mars: Olympus Mons [Haley Surra; Taylor Blacker] · Bud Sparhawk · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact February 1998

220 · Io: The Debt [Haley Surra; Taylor Blacker] · Bud Sparhawk · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact May 2000

Sam Boone: Front to Back by Bud Sparhawk (FoxAcre Press, May 2003, 0-9709711-7-6, $15.00, 197pp, tp, co) [Sam Boone]
Collection of six SF stories that originally appeared in Analog, featuring clueless adventurer Sam Boone, arranged in the order the adventures took place, not as written. Sparhawk’s foreword and afterword discuss the writing of the stories.

vii · Foreword · Bud Sparhawk · fw

ix · Preface · Bud Sparhawk · pr

1 · Rational Choices [Sam Boone] · Bud Sparhawk · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact March 1997, as “Sam Boone’s Rational Choices”

41 · Sam Boone’s Super Fantastic Intragalactic Ass-Kicking, Body-Slammin’, Foot-Stomping Rasslin’ Extravaganza [Sam Boone] · Bud Sparhawk · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact May 2002

67 · The Teacup Conundrum [Sam Boone] · Bud Sparhawk · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact September 1998, as “Sam Boone and the Teacup Conundrum”

87 · Appeal to Common Scents [Sam Boone] · Bud Sparhawk · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact July 1996, as “Sam Boone’s Appeal to Common Scents”

117 · Dry Run [Sam Boone] · Bud Sparhawk · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact July/August 1997, as “Sam Boone’s Dry Run”

161 · The Thermal Couple [Sam Boone] · Bud Sparhawk · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact October 1995, as “Sam Boone and the Thermal Couple”

185 · Afrerword · Bud Sparhawk · aw

The Ghost Stories of Muriel Spark by Muriel Spark (New Directions, January 21, 2004, 0-8112-1549-0, 135pp, pb, co)
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

1 · The Girl I Left Behind Me · Muriel Spark · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1957

9 · The Hanging Judge · Muriel Spark · ss The New Yorker May 2 1994

22 · The Seraph and the Zambesi · Muriel Spark · ss The Observer December 23 1951

36 · The Leaf-Sweeper · Muriel Spark · ss The London Mystery Magazine #31, December 1956

46 · The House of the Famous Poet · Muriel Spark · ss The New Yorker April 2 1966

62 · Another Pair of Hands · Muriel Spark · ss The New Yorker May 13 1985

81 · The Executor · Muriel Spark · ss The New Yorker March 14 1983

97 · The Portobello Road · Muriel Spark · nv Botteghe Oscure #18, Autumn 1956

The Stories of Muriel Spark by Muriel Spark (The Bodley Head, April 1987, 0-370-31020-9, £12.95, 314pp, hc, co)
Collection of short stories, some with a supernatural element.

1 · The Portobello Road · Muriel Spark · nv Botteghe Oscure #18, Autumn 1956

21 · The Curtain Blown by the Breeze · Muriel Spark · ss (r)

34 · The Black Madonna · Muriel Spark · ss (r)

52 · Bang-Bang You’re Dead · Muriel Spark · nv Winter’s Tales 4, Macmillan UK, 1958

77 · The Seraph and the Zambesi · Muriel Spark · ss The Observer December 23 1951

85 · The Twins · Muriel Spark · ss (r)

94 · The Playhouse Called Remarkable · Muriel Spark · ss (r)

104 · The Pawnbroker’s Wife · Muriel Spark · ss (r)

115 · Miss Pinkerton’s Apocalypse · Muriel Spark · ss The Go-Away Bird and Other Stories by Muriel Spark, 1958

121 · ’A Sad Tale’s Best for Winter’ · Muriel Spark · ss (r)

127 · The Leaf-Sweeper · Muriel Spark · ss The London Mystery Magazine #31, December 1956

133 · Daisy Overend · Muriel Spark · ss (r)

141 · You Should Have Seen the Mess · Muriel Spark · ss (r)

147 · Come Along, Marjorie · Muriel Spark · ss (r)

158 · The Ormolu Clock · Muriel Spark · ss The New Yorker September 17 1960

167 · The Dark Glasses · Muriel Spark · ss Winter’s Tales 6 ed. A. D. Maclean, Macmillan UK, 1960

180 · A Member of the Family · Muriel Spark · ss Mademoiselle February 1961

192 · The House of the Famous Poet · Muriel Spark · ss The New Yorker April 2 1966

200 · The Fathers’ Daughters · Muriel Spark · ss (r)

211 · Alice Long’s Dachshunds · Muriel Spark · na The New Yorker April 1 1967

263 · The First Year of My Life · Muriel Spark · ss The New Yorker June 2 1975

270 · The Gentile Jewesses · Muriel Spark · ss The New Yorker June 22 1963

277 · The Executor · Muriel Spark · ss The New Yorker March 14 1983

285 · The Fortune-Teller · Muriel Spark · ss The New Yorker January 17 1983

295 · Another Pair of Hands · Muriel Spark · ss The New Yorker May 13 1985

305 · The Dragon · Muriel Spark · ss The New Yorker August 12 1985

The Young Man Who Discovered the Secret of Life & Other Stories by Muriel Spark (Travelman, July 1, 1998, 1-86092-015-2, £1.50, ph, oc)
Original collection of three stories printed in a “folded map” format for reading while travelling. In the “Travelman First Edition” series.

· The Young Man Who Discovered the Secret of Life · Muriel Spark · ss

· The Snobs · Muriel Spark · ss

· The Pearly Shadow · Muriel Spark · ss Winter’s Tales New Series: 11 ed. Robin Baird-Smith, Duckworth, 1995

Agog! Fantastic Fiction ed. Cat Sparks (Agog! Press, May 2002, 0-958056-70-6, A$21.95, 286pp, tp, oa, cover by Cat Sparks)
Original anthology of 29 stories, one a reprint. Authors include Stephen Dedman, Damien Broderick, and Terry Dowling. Introduction by Sean Williams.

1 · Introduction · Sean Williams · in

3 · Stealing Alice · Claire McKenna · ss

8 · King of All and the Metal Sentinel · Deborah Biancotti · ss

17 · The Ballad of Farther-on Jones · Dirk Flinthart · ss

26 · Incident at Five Mile Creek · Chuck McKenzie · ss

36 · Dr. Nadurnian’s Golem · Leigh Blackmore · ss

46 · Some Roses for the Bonestell Man · Terry Dowling · ss

54 · Waste Land · Stephen Dedman · vi

57 · The Procyon Plate · Richard Harland · ss

64 · Tar Baby · Trent Jamieson · ss

73 · Nikei Love · Marianne de Pierres · vi

76 · Scratches in the Sky · Ben Peek · ss

81 · Rent · Brendan Duffy · nv

103 · Doorways for the Dispossessed · Paul Haines · ss

116 · It’s a Gas! · Tony Plank · ss

124 · Night Life · Tracey Rolfe · ss

140 · Delta Void and the Clockwork Man [Delta Void] · Tansy Rayner Roberts · nv

157 · Schrödinger’s Catch · Damien Broderick · ss

165 · Barren Earth · David Carroll · ss

175 · …They First Make Mad · Keith Stevenson · ss

182 · The Ringmaster’s Most Beautiful Balloon · Chris Mowbray · ss

186 · The Imperfect Instantaneous People Mover · Geoffrey Maloney · ss

206 · Chinese Whispers · Rick Kennett · ss

213 · Ticket to Backwards · Kate Orman · ss

222 · Teacher of Righteousness · Simon Brown · ss

230 · Sakoku · Kyla Ward · vi

233 · Line of Sight · Robert Hood · ss

251 · Hooks and Knives · Jessica Vivien · ss

259 · Auf Wiedersehen Berlin · Robin Pen · ss

275 · The Ending · Michael Barry · ss

Agog! Ripping Reads ed. Cat Sparks (Agog! Press, June 2006, 0-8095-6237-5, $29.95, 282pp, hc, oa, cover by Cat Sparks)
Details taken from online listing.

· When the World Was Flat · Geoffrey Maloney · nv

· One Night Stand · Dirk Flinthart · ss

· 1 Blue · Kim Westwood · nv

· See Here, See There · Anna Tambour · ss

· Truckdreamin [Trucksong] · Andrew Macrae · nv

· The Secret Lives of Rick and Peggy [Secret Lives] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss

· A Pig’s Whisper · Margo Lanagan · ss

· Along Came a Spider · Simon Brown · ss

· Very Like a Whale · David J. Kane · ss

· Rosebuds · Tansy Rayner Roberts · nv

· Lifelike and Josephine · Paul Haines · ss

· The Souls of Dead Soldiers Are for Blackbirds, Not Little Boys · Ben Peek · nv

· Different in the Lands of Glory · Jay Lake · ss

· Daughter of the Red Cranes · Sue Isle · ss

· Stealing Free · Deborah Biancotti · ss

· Screening Test · Chris Lawson · nv

· Aftermath · David Conyers · nv

· Bladderwrack · Adam Browne · ss

· Lady Bountiful’s Lies · Cory Daniells · ss

· The Pain Threshold · Jason Nahrung · ss

· World’s Wackiest Upper Atmosphere Re-entry Disasters Dating Game · Brendan Duffy · nv

· The Secret Live of Maria McCune [Secret Lives] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss

Agog! Smashing Stories ed. Cat Sparks (Agog! Press, June 2004, 0-9580567-3-0, A$24.95, 291pp, tp, oa, cover by Cat Sparks)
Original anthology of 20 stories. Authors include Sean McMullen, Justine Larbalestier, Marianne de Pierres, and Simon Brown.

· Regolith · Robert Hood · nv

· Warchalking · Claire McKenna & Paul Haines · ss

· Humosity · Jeremy Shaw · ss

· Number 3 Raw Place · Deborah Biancotti · ss

· Gaslight a Go Go · Dirk Flinthart · ss

· The Cascade · Sean McMullen · ss

· Seven Wives · Bryn Sparks · ss

· Where Did You Sleep Last Night? · Justine Larbalestier · ss

· Temenos · Kim Westwood · ss

· Maelstrom · Martin Livings · ss

· They Say It’s Other People · Paul Haines · ss

· Inside the Mountain · Grace Dugan · ss

· R · Ben Peek · ss

· Gin Jackson: Neophyte Ranger · Marianne de Pierres · ss

· Border · Richard Harland · ss

· Water Babies · Simon Brown · nv

· Weavers of the Twilight · Louise Katz · ss

· Endure · Trent Jamieson · ss

· Come to Daddy · Brendan Duffy · ss

· Porn Again · Iain Triffitt · ss

Agog! Terrific Tales ed. Cat Sparks (Agog! Press, May 2003, 0-9580567-2-2, A$24.95, 275pp, tp, oa, cover by Cat Sparks)
Original anthology of 21 stories, two reprints. Authors include Lucy Sussex, Janeen Webb, Scott Westerfeld, and Jack Dann.

6 · Foreword · Cat Sparks · fw

7 · Kijin Tea · Kyla Ward · ss

17 · Waiting at Golgotha · Simon Brown · ss

33 · Runaway · Lucy Sussex · ss

49 · Moonflowers at the Ritz · Marianne de Pierres · ss

57 · Louder Echo · Brendan Duffy · nv

80 · Lacey’s Fingerprints · Chris Lawson · ss Borderlands: The World Within ed. Hepworth, Oxwell & Watson, Borderlands Convention, 2001

98 · In the Days of the Red Animals · Kate Orman · ss

109 · JAM Jars · Robert Hood · ss

124 · Bone Dog · Kaaron Warren · ss

131 · Sigmund Freud & the Feral Freeway · Martin Livings · nv

152 · Uncharted · Leigh Blackmore · ss

171 · Exterminator rex · Adam Browne · ss

176 · Storm in a Chandelier · Tracey Rolfe · ss

189 · Witness of Blood · Sue Isle · ss

205 · The Big One · Dirk Flinthart · ss

218 · Tigershow · Janeen Webb · ss

225 · Butterfly Merchant · Sean Williams · ss The Stone Mage and the Sea, HarperCollins, 2001

233 · That Which Does Not Kill Us · Scott Westerfeld · ss

245 · The Singular Life of Eddy Dovewater · Deborah Biancotti · ss

256 · Making Two Fists · Lee Battersby · ss

269 · Eden · Jack Dann · vi

271 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Ecopunk! ed. Cat Sparks & Liz Grzyb--- see under Liz Grzyb.

Northwoods Pulp by Thomas Sparrow (Bluestone Press, July 1999, 0-9672-0060-1, $12.95, 320pp, tp, oc)

9 · White Out · Thomas Sparrow · na

53 · Hole in the World · Thomas Sparrow · na

109 · The Devil You Say · Thomas Sparrow · nv

131 · Social Climbing · Thomas Sparrow · n.

Unbound ed. Shawn Speakman (Grim Oak Press, December 1, 2015, 978-1-944145-01-9, $9.99, ebook, oa, cover by Todd Lockwood)
Details taken from online listing.

· A Geek Trying to Do Good · Shawn Speakman · in

· Madwalls · Rachel Caine · ss

· Stories Are Gods · Peter Orullian · ss

· River and Echo · John Marco · ss

· A Dichotomy of Paradigms · Mary Robinette Kowal · ss

· Son of Crimea · Jason M. Hough · ss

· An Unfortunate Influx of Filipians [Magic Kingdom of Landover] · Terry Brooks · ss

· The Way Into Oblivion · Harry Connolly · ss

· Uncharming · Delilah S. Dawson · ss

· A Good Name [The Broken Empire] · Mark Lawrence · nv

· All in a Night’s Work · David Anthony Durham · ss

· Seven Tongues · Tim Marquitz · ss

· Fiber [Fighting Pumpkins] · Seanan McGuire · ss

· The Hall of the Diamond Queen · Anthony Ryan · nv

· The Farmboy Prince · Brian Staveley · ss

· Heart’s Desire · Kat Richardson · ss

· The Game · Michael J. Sullivan · ss

· The Ethical Heresy · Sam Sykes · ss

· Small Kindnesses [First Law] · Joe Abercrombie · nv

· The Rat · Mazarkis Williams · ss

· The Siege of Tilpur · Brian McClellan · ss

· Mr. Island · Kristen Britain · ss

· Jury Duty [Harry Dresden] · Jim Butcher · nv

· The Dead’s Revenant · Shawn Speakman · ss

Unfettered ed. Shawn Speakman (Grim Oak, July 2013, 978-0-9847136-3-9, $35.00, xviii+574pp, hc, oa, cover by Todd Lockwood)
Original anthology of 23 fantasy stories by authors including Terry Brooks, Patrick Rothfuss, R.A. Salvatore, and Naomi Novik. Foreword by Patrick Rothfuss; introduction by the editor, for whom the stories were contributed to help pay off medical debts. A signed, limited edition (-4-6, $150.00) was annouced but not seen.
Details taken from online listing.

xi · Foreword · Patrick Rothfuss · fw

xv · On Becoming Unfettered · Shawn Speakman · in

1 · Imaginary Friends · Terry Brooks · nv Once Upon a Time ed. Lester del Rey & Risa Kessler, Del Rey, 1991

29 · How Old Holly Came to Be [Kingkiller Chronicle] · Patrick Rothfuss · ss

39 · The Old Scale Game · Tad Williams · nv

61 · Game of Chance · Carrie Vaughn · nv Lightspeed #37, June 2013

87 · The Martyr of the Roses [Kushiel’s Legacy] · Jacqueline Carey · ss

105 · Mudboy [Demon Cycle] · Peter V. Brett · nv

127 · The Sound of Broken Absolutes [The Vault of Heaven] · Peter Orullian · na

193 · The Coach with Big Teeth · R. A. Salvatore · ss Otherwere ed. Laura Anne Gilman & Keith R. A. DeCandido, Ace, 1996

209 · Keeper of Memory · Todd Lockwood · nv

235 · Heaven in a Wild Flower · Blake Charlton · nv

267 · Dogs · Daniel Abraham · nv

291 · The Chapel Perilous [The Iron Druid Chronicles] · Kevin Hearne · nv

319 · Select Mode [The Broken Empire] · Mark Lawrence · ss

331 · All the Girls Love Michael Stein · David Anthony Durham · ss

347 · Strange Rain · Jennifer Bosworth · ss

365 · Nocturne · Robert V. S. Redick · nv

399 · Unbowed [Legend of Asahiel] · Eldon Thompson · nv

441 · In Favour with Their Stars [Temeraire] · Naomi Novik · nv

463 · River of Souls [Wheel of Time] · Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson · ss

479 · The Jester [The Riyria Universe] · Michael J. Sullivan · nv

503 · The Duel [Fillory] · Lev Grossman · ss

519 · Walker and the Shade of Allanon [Shannara] · Terry Brooks · ss

525 · The Unfettered Knight [The Annwn Cycle] · Shawn Speakman · nv

Unfettered III: New Tales by Masters of Fantasy ed. Shawn Speakman (Grim Oak Press, March 2019, 978-1-944145-23-1, $30.00, xiv+749pp, hc, oa, cover by Todd Lockwood)
Each story is preceded with an essay (1-2 pages) by the story author
Details taken from online listing.

xi · Foreword · Jacqueline Carey · fw

xiii · The Power of Three · Shawn Speakman · in

3 · The Heart Box · Callie Bates · ss

19 · Everybody Said It Would Hurt [Fillory] · Lev Grossman · ss

39 · A Thousand Years [The Broken Empire] · Mark Lawrence · nv

67 · Among a Throng of Bilious Octogenarians [The Tales of Pell] · Delilah S. Dawson · ss

83 · Blood of the Sardaukar [Dune] · Kevin J. Anderson & Brian Herbert · ss

105 · Allanon’s Quest [Shannara: Paladins of Shannara] · Terry Brooks · nv Del Rey, July 2012

135 · Kneeling Before Jupiter · David Anthony Durham · ss

155 · Stripes in the Sunset · Seanan McGuire · ss

169 · All That Glitters · Marc Turner · ss

187 · The Heir Apparent [The Faithful and the Fallen] · John Gwynne · ss

211 · Dancing on the Edge [The Dragon’s Legacy] · Deborah A. Wolf · nv

253 · Prologue: Second Book of “The Evertide” [The Evertide] · Todd Lockwood · ss

261 · Thasha’s Cure for Cabin Fever [Chathrand Voyage] · Robert V. S. Redick · nv

293 · How Not to Invade a Country [Godblind] · Anna Stephens · nv

321 · The Paper Man · Peter Orullian · nv

351 · Merchants Have Maxims [Tabat] · Cat Rambo · nv

381 · Of Anchor Chains and Slow Refrains and Light Long Lost in Darkness [The Psalms of Isaak] · Ken Scholes · nv

417 · Second Chances · Megan Lindholm · nv

452 · The Hidden [The Last King of Osten Ard] · Tad Williams · ss

471 · Throwdown [Victim with a Capital V] · Scott Sigler · nv

505 · Sidekick · Carrie Vaughn · ss

519 · Hawkeye · Patrick Swenson · ss

539 · The Spectral Sword [Legend of Takashaniel] · Ramón Terrell · nv

565 · Gold Light [Empires of Dust] · Anna Smith Spark · ss

583 · The Stone Golem of Qual’Jom · Jason Denzel · nv

612 · A Fire Within the Ways [Wheel of Time] · Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson · nv

683 · Seven · Naomi Novik · ss

705 · The Fire-Risen Ash [The Annwn Cycle] · Shawn Speakman · ss

Unfettered II: New Tales by Masters of Fantasy ed. Shawn Speakman (Grim Oak Press, December 2016, 978-1-944145-05-7, $35.00, 567pp, hc, oa, cover by Todd Lockwood)
Original anthology of 20 fantasy stories by authors including Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Naomi Novik, and Brandon Sanderson. Introduction by Terry Brooks. Illustrated by Don Maitz. Published to raise funds for authors’ medical bills and for cancer research. A leatherbound, slipcased, limited edition signed by all contributors ($200.00) was annouced but not seen.
Details taken from online listing.

xi · Remembering Kathy Speakman · Terry Brooks · fw

xv · The End of Magic’s Beginning · Shawn Speakman · in

1 · Castle Coeurlieu · Naomi Novik · nv

23 · A Slow Kill · Peter Ourllian · nv

53 · And Men Will Mine the Mountain for Our Souls · Seanan McGuire · ss

69 · Day One [Harry Dresden] · Jim Butcher · nv

97 · Brightwine in the Garden of Tsitsian Village [The Song of the Shattered Sands] · Bradley P. Beaulieu · nv

141 · Aokigahara · John A. Pitts · ss

159 · The Decoy · Janny Wurts · nv

185 · The King’s Despatcher · David Farland · nv

209 · Figures · Rachel Caine · ss

215 · The Red-Rimmed Eyes of Tóu Mă · Aidan Moher · nv

243 · Magic Beans · Django Wexler · nv

293 · The Hedgewitch · Sarah Beth Durst · ss

311 · Victim with a Capital V [Victim with a Capital V] · Scott Sigler · nv

339 · A Duel of Evils [Raven’s Shadow] · Anthony Ryan · nv

365 · The Raven · Erin Lindsey · nv

395 · Bulletproof · Mark Lawrence · nv

419 · The Gunnie · Charlaine Harris · nv

445 · Little Wren and the Big Forest · Michael J. Sullivan · nv

473 · The Thrill · Brandon Sanderson · nv

535 · The Last Flowers of the Spring Witch · Shawn Speakman · ss

A Pocket Book of Short Stories ed. M. Edmund Speare (Washington Square Press, February 1970, 671-46443-4, 60¢, 336pp, pb, an)
Reprint (Washington Square Press 1941) anthology.

ix · Introduction · M. Edmund Speare · in

1 · The Killers [Nick Adams] · Ernest Hemingway · ss Scribner’s Magazine March 1927

11 · The Devil and Daniel Webster · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 24 1936

26 · Big Blonde · Dorothy Parker · nv The Bookman February 1929

49 · Paul’s Case · Willa Cather · nv McClure’s Magazine May 1905

70 · Seeds · Sherwood Anderson · ss 1921

78 · Bliss · Katherine Mansfield · ss The English Review August 1918

91 · Disorder and Early Sorrow · Thomas Mann · nv The Dial October 1926 (+1)
translated from the German.

124 · Rain · W. Somerset Maugham · nv The Smart Set April 1921, as “Miss Thompson”

165 · Haircut · Ring Lardner · ss Liberty March 28 1925

176 · The Gentleman from San Francisco · Ivan Bunin · nv The Dial January 1922

200 · Tobermory [Clovis Sangrail] · Saki · ss The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki, John Lane, 1911
revised from the original (Westminster Gazette, November 27, 1909) to feature Clovis rather than Bertie van Tahn.

208 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902

219 · A Municipal Report · O. Henry · ss Hampton’s Magazine November 1909

235 · The Darling · Anton P. Chekhov · ss 1925

248 · A Lodging for the Night · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Temple Bar October 1877

268 · The Necklace · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r)
translated from the French (“La Parure”, Le Gaulois, Feb 17, 1884).

276 · The Procurator of Judæa · Anatole France; translated by Frederic Chapman · ss (r)

290 · The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County · Mark Twain · ss The Californian December 16 1865
revised from “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog” (The New York Saturday Press, November 18, 1865).

297 · The Luck of Roaring Camp · Bret Harte · ss Overland Monthly August 1868

308 · God Sees the Truth, But Waits · Leo N. Tolstoi · ss 1917

316 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846

323 · A Passion in the Desert · Honoré de Balzac; translated by Count Stenbock · ss Shorter Stories from Balzac by Honor^e' de Balzac, tr. William Wilson & Stanislaus Eric Stenbock, Walter Scott, 1890
translated from the French (“Une Passion dans le Désert”, Revue de Paris, Dec. 26, 1830).

The Port of Missing Ships and Other Stories of the Sea by John R. Spears (The Macmillan Company, 1897, 183pp, hc, co)

1 · The Port of Missing Ships · John R. Spears · nv Scribner’s Magazine November 1888

49 · Skipper of the Nancy C. · John R. Spears · nv (r)

91 · Story of a Second Mate · John R. Spears · na Scribner’s Magazine January 1897

American Hero by Caroline Spector, Carrie Vaughn, George R. R. Martin, S. L. Farrell, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Daniel Abraham, Walton Simons, Ian Tregillis, Victor Milán, Sage Walker, John Jos. Miller, Laura J. Mixon, William F. Wu, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Steve Perrin, Walter Jon Williams, Christopher Rowe, Michael Cassutt, Gail Gerstner Miller & Royce Wideman--- see under Carrie Vaughn.

High Stakes by Caroline Spector, David Anthony Durham, Stephen Leigh, John Jos. Miller, Melinda M. Snodgrass & Ian Tregillis--- see under David Anthony Durham.

Suicide Kings by Caroline Spector, Daniel Abraham, S. L. Farrell, Victor Milán, Melinda M. Snodgrass & Ian Tregillis--- see under Daniel Abraham.

Three Kings by Caroline Spector, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Peter Newman, Peadar Ó Guilín & Melinda M. Snodgrass--- see under Mary Anne Mohanraj.

Book of the Dead ed. Craig Spector & John M. Skipp--- see under John M. Skipp.

Still Dead ed. Craig Spector & John M. Skipp--- see under John M. Skipp.

The Candle and the Tower ed. Robert Donald Spector (Warner, September 1974, 76-395, $1.25, 272pp, pb, an)
Anthology of lesser known Gothic stories and romances.

7 · Introduction · Robert Donald Spector · in

14 · Edeliza, a Gothic Tale · E. W. · ss The Lady’s Magazine v33, 1802

26 · The Clock Has Struck!!! · William Farrow · ss The Lady’s Magazine v40, 1809

33 · The Castle of Costanzo · [uncredited] · ss Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure v75, 1784

39 · The Friar’s Tale · Anna Seward · ss Variety: A Collection of Essays, 1788

51 · Rodriguez and Isabella, or The Terrors of Conscience · [uncredited] · ss The Lady’s Magazine v39, 1808

54 · Retribution, a Tale Founded on Facts · Thomas Bellamy · ss Monthly Mirror v2, 1796

72 · Sir Bertrand, a Fragment · Anna Laetitia Barbauld · ss Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose by Anna Laetitia & John Aikin, 1773, as by Anna Laetitia Aikin
this is now regarded as the work of John Aikin though usually attributed to his sister.

76 · Henry Fitzowen · Nathan Drake · nv Literary Hours 1798
an earlier version was published as “Sir Gawen” in The Speculator v.1, 1790.

102 · Raymond: A Fragment · Juvenis · ss The Lady’s Magazine February 1799

107 · The Nun · S. P. · ss The European Magazine v25, 1794

128 · The Cave of St. Sidwell, a Romance · E. F. · nv The Lady’s Monthly Museum 1807

158 · Schabraco, a Romance · [uncredited] · nv The Lady’s Monthly Museum v1, 1798

191 · The Castle De Warrenne, a Romance · [uncredited] · na The Lady’s Monthly Museum v5, 1800

Seven Masterpieces of Gothic Horror ed. Robert Donald Spector (Bantam, April 1963, NC171, 95¢, 465pp, pb, an)
One of the definitive volumes of gothic horror fiction.

1 · Introduction · Robert Donald Spector · in

13 · The Castle of Otranto · Horace Walpole · n. Tho. Lownds, 1764

103 · The Old English Baron · Clara Reeve · n. Edward & Dilly, 1777

237 · Mistrust · Matthew Gregory Lewis · na Romantic Tales by M. G. Lewis, Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1808

331 · The Heir of Mondolfo · Mary Shelley · nv Appleton’s Journal January 1877

363 · The White Old Maid · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine July 1835, as “The Old Maid in the Winding-Sheet” by The Author of “The Gray Champion”

375 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine September 1839

395 · Carmilla [Martin Hesselius] · Sheridan Le Fanu · na The Dark Blue December 1871 (+3)

467 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi

Man Into Beast: Strange Tales of Transformation ed. A. C. Spectorsky (Doubleday, 1947, $3.75, xii+368pp, hc, an)

v · Preface · A. C. Spectorsky · pr

1 · The Adventures of Professor Emmett · Ben Hecht · nv A Book of Miracles by Ben Hecht, Viking, 1939

71 · Green Thoughts · John Collier · ss The London Mercury May 1931

89 · Mr. Sycamore · Robert Ayre · na Story #57, April 1937

150 · Laura · Saki · ss The Morning Post June 25 1912, as by H. H. Munro

156 · The Monkey · Isak Dinesen · nv Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen, Smith & Haas, 1934

209 · The King of the Cats · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss Harper’s Bazar February 1929

226 · Mr. Limpet · Theodore Pratt · n. Knopf, 1942

285 · The Cyprian Cat · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss Harper’s Bazaar (UK) May 1933

299 · Tarnhelm · Hugh Walpole · ss Liberty December 28 1929

316 · The Metamorphosis [Gregor Samsa] · Franz Kafka · nv Parton Press, 1937
translated from the German (“Die Verwandlung”, Weisse Blätter Oct ’15).

My Blood Ran Cold ed. Donald Speed (Corgi, 1966, GN7507, 3/6d, 188pp, pb, oa)

7 · Foreword · Donald Speed · fw

11 · Promise Me Tonight · Michael Baldwin · ss

20 · The Crack · Francis King · ss The Japanese Umbrella by Francis King, Longmans, Green, 1964

32 · Incubus for Hire · John Burke · ss

45 · Not Enough Poison · Alex Hamilton · ss

58 · The Bird [Limehouse] · Thomas Burke · ss Limehouse Nights by Thomas Burke, Grant Richards, 1916

67 · The Continual Dew · Richard Nettell · ss

73 · Father and Son · Jesse Bier · ss

86 · A Time for Living · Stan Gooch · ss

102 · The Lake · Patrick Boyle · ss All Cats Are Grey in the Dark by Patrick Boyle, MacGibbon & Kee, 1966

111 · Such Stuff · John Brunner · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1962

129 · Plague at Bergamo · Jens Peter Jacobsen; translated by Anna Grabow · ss Mogens by Jens Peter Jacobsen, Brown, 1921

138 · Quittance · Martin Ford · ss

145 · The Medusa Touch · Hugh Atkinson · ss

157 · The Gates · Richard Kenneggy · ss

160 · On with the New · Leonard Ansell · ss

171 · The Holman Candidate · Simon Gray · ss Voices 2 ed. M. Ratcliffe, M. Joseph, 1965

Gothic Wine by Darren Speegle (Aardwolf Press, April 2004, 0-9706225-3-8, $14.95, 218pp, tp, oc, cover by Frank Wu)
Original collection of 16 gothic stories, seven reprints, all set in Europe and involving wine to some extent.

9 · Chasing Fuseli · Darren Speegle · ss

27 · The Taste of Glühwein · Darren Speegle · ss

35 · Red View · Darren Speegle · ss Gothic.Net website December 2002

47 · Der Tod · Darren Speegle · ss Fangoria’s Frightful Fiction December 2002

55 · Frail Is the Cord · Darren Speegle · ss Reckless Abandon August 2002

69 · Valley of Silence · Darren Speegle · ss

79 · Porta Nigra · Darren Speegle · ss Three-Lobed Burning Eye #8, March 2001

91 · Boyancy · Darren Speegle · ss

107 · End of the Line · Darren Speegle · nv

133 · A Train Named Happenstance · Darren Speegle · ss

139 · The Wholesome Scent of Cedar · Darren Speegle · ss The Edge, Tales of Suspense #9, 2001

151 · Colibri · Darren Speegle · ss

167 · The Lighthouse at Vijt · Darren Speegle · ss Horrorfind.com February 2002

181 · The Third Party · Darren Speegle · ss Stillwaters Journal May 2003

187 · Farewell, Summer · Darren Speegle · ss

203 · Textures · Darren Speegle · ss

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